Well, this is fairly similar in some ways to the last shot I entered - but I realised I didn't have a decent colour photo of my grandfather, so I arrived at his house the other day, hung up a black sheet, laid out a stool, and asked him to put on the hat. After that his natural clowning around instinct takes over and I just did my best to get a good shot.
By the way - in case you can't clearly tell, he only has one eye...hence the title.
Yes...I have noticed that most of the people shots I've entered here on dpc involve a black background, I would have liked to do something about that, but what can I say - I like this shot.
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I gave this a 7. Excellent reading/insight of your comments. You now have a very good portrait of your grandfather. If it took a 'photo challenge competition' to get it, so be it, either way, it is now 'captured'. You have something special here that no words can explain.
A portrait of a man whom we can see the effects of time and experience that shows us a 'roadmap' of a life lived. What makes this gentleman stand out of a normal crowd is the fact he has just one eye. It is a little unsettling to observe at first but then one gets to wondering how this man's life experiences lead to his appearance - there is a story there waiting to be told. My critique on this photo is that I think you could fill more of the frame with the man and get rid of the negative space on the left. A closer crop on just a head shot would improve the photo and keep the eye's attention directly focused on the main subject.
This is just very, very good. Amazing detail. Awesome subject. Great comp, great lighting. This is the kind of photo one could sit and study at great length. In fact, I think I will :-) Awesome job, thank-you!
Wonderful, wonderful! Can't say enough about this. Focus is spot on, clarity is brilliant, colors are rich, lighting is perfect and above all this you seemed to have caputred his soul. Well done.
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